Showing posts with label census. Show all posts
Showing posts with label census. Show all posts

Friday, July 16, 2010

G&M Poll on the Census

Updated

Most of Friday, the Yes- No split looked like this :



Suddenly overnight, it looks like this :



As The Pundit's Guide said at Creekside : "Also, pretty much proving the invalidity of voluntary surveys, n'est-ce pas?"

Participation in the above poll is of course voluntary, rather like democracy. If you or your government don't have accurate information or the means to obtain it, it doesn't work properly.

Personally I would have preferred a poll that asks : "Are you in favor of StatsCan having the same info you freely offer up to Facebook and your insurance agent?"

How come ...

Warren Kinsella got "an exemption" , as he terms it, from filling in the long-form census, while Sandra Finley got charged under federal law with non-compliance, and is still facing a $500 fine and three months in jail when her trial resumes in September?